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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.227
এক দিন শ্রীবাসের মন্দিরে গোসাঞি ।
নিত্যানন্দ–সঙ্গে নৃত্য করে দুই ভাই ॥ ২২৭ ॥
eka dina śrīvāsera mandire gosāñi
nityānanda-saṅge nṛtya kare dui bhāi
One day the two brothers Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were dancing in the holy house of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
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Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are described as the two brothers.
One day They were dancing together.
Their dancing took place in the holy house of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Nityānanda occupies an ecstatic position of parental love in servitude and fraternal attraction. Śrī Advaita Prabhu exhibits the ecstasy of both fraternity and servitude.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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In this verse: “together”
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What do I appreciate about the two brothers dancing together in this holy house?
Pause today to remember Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dancing together.
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